August 04, 2005
It appears there are many other sinners such as I who do nothing with our handspun. Let us seek absolution and grant it to ourselves, eh? I've now restored more than 80 blog entries dating from February of 2003. These...
August 01, 2005
I'll take a brief respite from Ireland photos to indulge in some fiber-related ephemera. But before I do, guess who showed up at my house yesterday? Ladies and gentlemen-- back from Belgium, Israel, Spain, Italy, Holland and other Lands Far...
July 28, 2005
It's true-- I would have been much worse off in Ireland without my Keepsake Shawl. All that complaining about how much time it took to complete, all the moaning about the largeness of it: I take it all back. It...
July 01, 2005
Yesterday I cleaned off the tops of my two desks and called it good. My sink is still shiny, I thought to her Flyness, and so I moved on to other, more fun, things. I knit a bit on the...
October 23, 2004
If anyone had stuck their head into the Parlor last night they would have been greatly amused or perhaps slightly alarmed. The Gray, lying on the flowered couch and looking quite handsome in his black turtleneck and olive slacks, was...
October 19, 2004
We've gone from our season of glorious summertime straight into the lugubrious bummertime in just a matter of a week. Sunshine to shadow; energizing to enervating. From now until next June we will have an endless parade of rain,...
October 11, 2004
Something tells me it is Monday. This is strange, since yesterday was Saturday. I look around and see evidence of activity I do not recall. How did that box of Nilla Wafers get on my desk? When did I take...
October 07, 2004
As you can see, Madame Glitchbane has been playing around again with graphics and layouts and cascading style sheets, inspired by yet another site, whose link escaped me long ago (it wasn't hard, I assure you, in my minimum security...
October 04, 2004
Our wee poodle would like to announce that we are now into the wonderful month of Sherloctober, when on cold mornings he enjoys lying on the hearth in front of the warm fireplace. It's the season when everyone gets...
May 09, 2003
Yesterday was a fun day. Brad brought Sherlock out for lunch so that we could take a walk along our wonderful nature trails near my workplace. There is a beautiful salmon creek there that goes for miles, and the areas...
May 07, 2003
I came home early from work after going by the doc's office for the usual "you are sick" diagnosis. I figured a good remedy would be to stop by Weaving Works on the way home. While there, I met a...
May 06, 2003
Head pounds, tummy frowns, muscles scream, lungs wheeze, sinus drains, neck complains, eyes close in sleepy doze, I sing the blues and thats the News of Now in Happy Holler. Ok, so did I read my book on the trip?...
May 05, 2003
Ezra and I were a match made in Heaven, and Heaven was the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival 2003. But more about him later... The Welcome I arrived at the Baltimore airport Friday evening, and was greeted by the sweetest...
May 01, 2003
Here is my May Basket. I've traded in the bloom of youth for the catharsis of the Cosmopolitan. A spree of sheepy shopping shall replace a sally 'round the maypole, and the serendipity of Spring will not be compromised. M'aidez!...
April 30, 2003
The reindeer are singing "I Ain't Got No Body", but they do begin to have bellies. I seem to be progressing so slowly now as compared to the main body; I am only halfway through the patterned area. Doubtless, the...
April 27, 2003
The camera got a nice workout yesterday. The brilliant thought occurred to me that if I took it down to the Parlor with me, I could take pictures whenever something inspired me.... what a concept. The Knitting First of all,...
April 26, 2003
Welcome to my world, where Oliver Sudden often appears with depressing news. I've learned to listen to him. This weekend I was supposed to enjoy the dyeing workshop as previously reported, but I'm staying home and sending a fellow knitter/spinner...
April 23, 2003
Wednesday always sneaks up on me like a cat stalking the ends of my knitting needles as they leave contrails of circles describing the stitches just knit. Suddenly the whole weight of the cat is suspended from the end of...
The Emma top is finished, I still can't quite believe it took only about 14 hours from start to finish, but there it is. It's good, every so often, to use a larger yarn in a project, if only so...
April 20, 2003
The lace here shows the mistake I fixed and the mistake I made with the fix. I still can fix it and may do that before knitting the next row. Can you tell? The crochet hook points to the problem....
April 19, 2003
There really is a god. The lace dilemma on the Mourning Shawl has been repaired and although it could be slightly more perfect, I choose to leave it as it is, as a token to ward off further evil. Pictures!...
April 18, 2003
Sherlock says "Good Arfning!" Much depressed yesterday over the lace dilemma, I have now drawn strength from the Fibertraditions crowd and will try the solutions offered (after sitting in the gutter and crying for a while). First, I will try...
April 15, 2003
Mostly pictures this morning.... first, shawl progress! Mom's Weekend, Sherah supports the troops with a poster of her own making: And welcomes me with her door decoration: The photo was taken the very day she was born: And the newest...
February 14, 2003
I'm back from Mom's weekend, but very tired and will post more tomorrow. Why am I tired, you ask? Because this is what followed me home... Sherlock's Home: Comments adorable! Posted by: vanessa on April 14, 2003 10:57 AM Wow!...
